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Ineos to invest in its Grangemouth PE and PP facility in the UK

New PFAS free PC from SABIC suited for thin-wall medical applications

Westlake announces plant closures amid profitability push

Polyplastics develops new LCP grades for electronics applications

Toray develops antistatic ABS resin

Borealis and Borouge launch new recycled polyolefin brand

Prices of volume resins mostly down entering 2026

Pret Advanced Materials to upgrade its Johnsonville SC plant

Formerra expands portfolio with Techmer PM partnership

Toray develops new antistatic ABS for electronics applications

HEXPOL low VOC TPE meets stringent Porsche emission specification

Trinseo raises PS, ABS and SAN pricing in Europe

This Week in History

December 15, 1939: Commercial production of nylon 66 begins at DuPont in Seaford Delaware

New Positives of Plastic website debut’s

SPE Polyolefins conference scheduled for February

Asahi Kasei and Teijin Limited to merge

Researchers develop plastics that self-destruct after use

TotalEnergies Corbion names Vichem as PLA distributor in Vietnam

LyondellBasell installs seven-layer cast film line at Cincinnati technical center

This Week in History

December 9, 1908: William Edward Hanford was born. He co-patented the process for manufacturing TPU while working at DuPont.

December 12, 1846: Eugen Baumann who is credited with inventing PVC was born in the German Confederation.

ELIX Polymers receives automotive approvals for anti-squeak grades of ABS and PC/ABS

Company develops new biodegradable glitter

Struktol develops odor control additive for recycled materials

Cargill processing aid offers alternative to fluoropolymers

This Week in History

December 7, 1909: Leo Baekland patents Bakelite phenolic resin which becomes the world’s first commercial synthetic plastic.

Polyplastics to market Mitsui Chemicals Arlen polyamide and Aurum polyimide engineering grades

LOTTE Chemical finalizes Indonesian petrochemical complex

Chroma Color expands portfolio of rotational molding colorants

Olin, Braskem partner on EDC production

INEOS Styrolution shutters French PS plant

ExxonMobil closes Scottish ethylene plant

SPE announces 2026 polyolefins conference

Kraiburg develops new TPE’s for fire safety applications

Lower prices for PE, PP, PS and PVC. PET higher

This Week in History

November 28, 1837: John Wesley Hyatt, the inventory of the injection molding machine, was born in Starkey NY

November 30, 2011: INEOS and BASF form a joint venture to produce styrenics called Styrolution

Does PVC have a future in healthcare?

Automotive plastics market steadily growing

Clariant extends CLARITY Prime in China with SECCO partnership

Lotte completes Indonesian petrochemical complex

INEOS files anti-dumping complaints in EU

Shin-Etsu Chemical develops recyclable thermoplastic silicone

This Week in History

November 17, 2014: Styrolution becomes wholly owned by INEOS and changes name to INEOS Styrolution

November 18, 1998: Hoeschst AG announces that is spinning off Celanese. The new company will be called Celanese AG.

November 19, 1872: The injection molding machine was patented by John Wesley Hyatt.

Borouge introduces new medical grade LDPE

LyondellBasell posts 890 million dollar loss

Automotive recycled content use surges

Evonik increases long-chain polyamide capacity in China

Braskem approves expansion at Rio petrochemical complex

Meraxis to acquire REHAU Group compounding plant in Velen, Germany

SABIC’s new PPE/PS blend eliminates butadiene in water management applications

LYB launches impact resistant PP for packaging and industrial applications

Polyplastics to distribute some Mitsui engineering grades

Ford Expedition wins top SPE award

Dow beats loss expectations

NNA Polymers to build Polyacrylamide plant in Texas

Polyplastics to split and transfer engineering plastics business to Daicel

LYB launches PP impact copolymer for high performance applications

Syensqo launches low-density HPPA for consumer electronics industry

Mitsubishi researching new antithrombogenic TPE for medical device use

Prices for PE, PP, PS and PVC flat to down, PET an outlier

This Week in History

October 27, 1938: DuPont officially unveils a new product called “Nylon” to the public

October 30, 1956: Robert Neal MacDonald at DuPont is granted a patent for acetal homopolymer

November 1, 1984: The model year 1985 Chevrolet Cavalier becomes the first vehicle to have front and rear bumper fascias made from TPO. The material was Himont ETA3041

November 1, 2023: DuPont sells its Delrin brand acetal business to private equity firm TJC

Trelleborg, Celanese reinvent ball joint boots

Syensqo unveils lightweight polyamide for electronics

Kraiburg develops TPE series for contact with fatty foods

INEOS to close to production sites in Germany

This Week in History

October 24, 1911: Nathaniel C Wyeth who patented the PET bottle in 1973 was born.

October 25, 2013: Celanese announces that the Ticona company name will be removed from its polymer products, such as Celcon brand acetal, and replaced with the Celanese company name. Ticona was formed in 1963 as a joint venture between Celanese Corporation of America and Hoechst AG.